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Photo#1005113
Wasp - Anastatus - female

Wasp - Anastatus - Female
North Park, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
October 3, 2014
Size: 2.2mm

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Anastatus
This is indeed a female Anastatus and most likely one of three described species, A. mirabilis (Walsh & Riley), A. pearsalli Ashmead or A. ruficollis (Cameron). However, the differentiating features are sculptural features that are difficult to appreciate adequately in the images.

 
I caught another of these
and tried to get a good photo of the sculpting -


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